Vacation

I haven't blogged much because I was on a two week vacation in Vermont with my entire family - including four much loved but very active teenage nieces and nephews. I ended up doing more than I should. I didn't have enough down time by myself - I think I am too accustomed to my quiet time during the day. Our bedroom was on the main floor (=no stairs) but was right off the main living room (=not as quiet or private as I am used to).

While we were there I did manage to do things - go for walks, play mini golf, go out to restaurants, do a little shopping and more. It also meant I stayed behind with my mother when the rest of the family was doing more energetic things - zip lines, mountain roller coasters, etc. I also got to float around in a beautiful lake a couple of times.

By the end of the two weeks I felt relaxed. I really missed our bed which is one of those which you can raise and lower the head and foot. I think I watch too much TV because I also really missed watching recorded shows so I could skip the commercials.

The one problem on our trip was that my husband came home for a couple days to go to work and the exhaust decided to separate from the car. He did get it fixed and came home a day later than planned. However a second portion of the exhaust decided to 'fail'. Luckily my brother used to be a mechanic and finagled a repair with a coat hanger and it happened on Thursday night so I could call and make an appointment for this morning. This means we are down to one car for a day or two - so I have to get up and drive my husband to work.

Another problem when we arrived home and I was seriously looking forward to some horizontal time to catch up on our DVRd shows. No cable, no wifi. A technician came out yesterday and found that the fiber we were connected to in the fiber optic cable failed last week. But she was able to fix it and life was restored to normal.

It was a nice to be away but I am so glad to be home and I can rest for a few days (between going to the gym and three doctor appointments this week) to recover from all my adventures.

Recovering

Today is Monday. On Saturday, I probably know I did too much. Sunday I was tired and lay down for two hours in the afternoon. Last night I slept for 12 hours. I will attempt to pretend to be normal today but who knows how I will feel.

One of the many wondrous things about me and my health is that even if I do something bad (meaning over doing things) one day, it doesn't mean I can recover in one day. Its often a couple of days to recover.

I have plans for today and hope to make it through them. Especially since my 88 year old mother will be with us and I should think I have more energy than her. Life isn't fair sometimes.

Recovery Mode

Boots (the Good Cat)

I went from being pouty and whiny Friday night to being exhausted. Going back to that spoon theory thing, I used probably eight spoons at once on Saturday by getting up early, going to the beach and then for a long walk on the beach. Then we went out to lunch before coming home. I was falling asleep in the car on the way home and got in bed but didn't really nap. 

Saturday night I attempted to get a good night's sleep but Boots (our 'good' cat) woke me up at 6 am, just because he could. I also almost napped in the afternoon but didn't. Napping can be good but sometimes resting is just as good because a nap can cut into the amount of time I am able to sleep at night.

Last night, I went to bed early (no judgement please - but it was still light out) and slept 630 this morning, which was ten hours of sleep. I have a bunch of things to do today but am not rushing out of bed to do anything. I need to take it easy. My feet still hurt from walking on Saturday. I need to finish recovering from Saturday before starting my week.

If I don't finish recovering, I will be exhausted all week. I sneezed once on Saturday and woke up yesterday and today feeling sniffly. If I dont recover, I could end up with a cold, which means a week in bed, which means no fun, which means blah, blah, blah.....

Let me finish recovering and being a wimp for a few days.

Spoon Theory and Life

Are you familiar with spoon theory? It sums up my life and abilities.

Yesterday I stopped by my mother's house and was looking for more paper napkins as there were none left on the table. I asked my mother if she knew where they were and she did not. Unfortunately, they have a split level so I had to check upstairs and downstairs. I went down first and then up two flights and never found them (they can use paper towels as napkins for a couple days) but that climb up two flights felt like a four spoon activity and I only had two spoons left in me. I went home and lay down until I had the energy to shower.

This is a common occurrence for me - needing to rest for basic activities. My days are short. People wonder why. But I count my spoons and rest a lot.